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Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. TAMPA The Yankees have trifected the trifecta. For the third time this season, the Yankees crushed back-to-back-to-back home runs happening in the first inning all three times on Tuesday night at Steinbrenner Field. The early fireworks in which they belted nine home runs, tying their franchise record. And it was a power-packed first inning that set the tone for the Bombers. Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton each went deep against Rays right-hander Shane Baz in a span of seven pitches. Explore More Aaron Judge belts a homer in the Danuel House Jersey first inning, the first of three straight homers for the Yankees in Tuesday nights game against the Rays. @YESNetwork / X Judge clobbered his 423 feet to center field for his 40th home run of the year, Bellinger went 381 feet to right field and Stanton went 386 feet the other way to right-center for a quick 3-0 lead. This Is What We Waited For Aaron Judge's 40th homer of the year YES Network (@YESNetwork) The Yankees joined the 2024 Dodgers and 1982 Brewers as the only teams to hit back-to-back-to-back homers at least three times in one season, according to Statheads Katie Sharp. Back to Back, Belly to Belli YES Network (@YESNetwork) Big G makes it THREE homers in a row YES Network (@YESNetwork) The other two times the Yankees have done it this season came on March 29 against the Brewers and April 29 against the Orioles. In both of those scenarios, they did it to lead off the first inning, making it four straight homers against the Brewers. Judge was involved in all three while Bellinger took part in two. Kenny Wooten Jersey |
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